After yet another hurricane, a Puerto Rican family reflects how they hide their struggles from their Americanized relatives.

A married couple tries to make ends meet for their hungry and sick children in the midst of the Depression but soon realize that sheer willpower cannot save them from the ruthless winter.

A wife living in a rural town wants to move out of her husband's house with her three children. However, her will wavers when a rainstorm prevents them from moving, and the husband begs them to stay.

A Black mother enlists rootworkers to dole out revenge on a White woman whose merciless actions during the Great Depression caused her children to starve.

A wife and mother struggles with her mental health as she endures immense stress from trying to fix up the family's new house while preserving her marriage.

After being laid off from his job, a man struggles to find meaning in a utopian world where all of his basic needs are already met for him.

Three young siblings feel the effects of the Great Depression through their father's salary cut and change in mood. They hold a sales event to help their father which turns out to be a success.

A young boy living with his aunt and uncle, who are immigrants from Russia, watches as his family slips into poverty during the Great Depression.

A man during the Great Depression gets a job. However, he is wracked with guilt as he watches other people less fortunate than him.

A mother struggles to provide her daughter with comfort in an unstable home as her husband constantly searches for new employment.